2 Men Arrested Thursday On Felony Charges
Two men were arrested Thursday on outstanding felony charges, according to arrest reports. Shawn March (HCSO jail photo) A 30-year-old Sulphur Springs man was jailed Thursday on a felony Rockwall County theft warrant.Sulphur Springs Police Officer Dustin Green responded Thursday to a criminal trespass complaint. Upon arrival at the Gilmer Street store, employees asked that Shawn March be issued a criminal trespass warning prohibiting...
Man Reported For Yelling At Child Jailed On Controlled Substance Possession Charge
A 62-year-old Sulphur Springs man reported for yelling at a child in a FM 71 east driveway ended up in jail on a controlled substance possession charge, according to jail reports. Gary Dwayne Waldrep (HCSO jail photo) Hopkins County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 4:46 p.m. April 28, 2022, to the FM 71 east residence, where the complainant alleged an older white male had pulled a SUV into their driveway and began yelling...
HCSO/Posse & DEA Hosting National Prescription Drug Take Back Day April 30
The DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day reflects DEA’s commitment to Americans’ safety and health, encouraging the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a measure of preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting. DEA and Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office are committed to making our communities safer and healthier, by reducing overdoses and overdose deaths. Part of that includes...
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church To Celebrate 150 Years May 1
KSST Owners Challenge Community To Match Donation To Help Raise Needed Funds To Restore Stain Glass Windows St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 1206 College St., Sulphur Springs, Texas St. Philip’s Episcopal Church this Sunday will celebrate a big milestone – the church’s 150th anniversary as a mission in Sulphur Springs, Texas. Bishop Fraser Lawton of the Church of St. Dunstan in Mineola, who is also the assisting...
Lady Cats Golf Wraps Up Season at Regional Championship, Finishing Ninth
Coach Whitney Spigener and her squad wrapped up their spring season last week at the 5A Region 2 championship, finishing ninth. Sulphur Springs shot 403/392 over the two day regional golf championship. The Lady Cats golf coach said it was awesome her team to break 400 in Rockwall. Freshman McKenna Meskimen shot 94/91 over the two day tournament. Meskimen tied for 34th in the 5A Region 2 golf championship. The freshman doubled on her...
Friday Game Day Has Three Teams on Deck, All in Big Contests
Friday, Apr. 29 has baseball, softball, and track and field all competing in big competitions. Track and field competes today in the 5A Region-II championship relays held at UT Arlington. Track and field sends seven athletes; four Lady Cats and three Wildcats representing Sulphur Springs at the 5A Region II championship. Coach Ross Hicks has Claire Bybee and Jaycee Jasmer competing in pole vault. Another field event, discuss, has...
SSHS Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy Invites Community To Battle Of The Badges Game
The Sulphur Springs High School Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy invites the entire community to bring the family and come out and have fun watching the Battle of the Badges Softball Game this Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Lady Cats softball park at SSHS. Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy is hosting the event as their spring group project. The CFA Leadership meets once monthly throughout the school year to develop leadership skills. At...
Three Sulphur Bluff Students Sign Letters to Play On in College
On Monday, Apr. 25 Sulphur Bluff ISD hosting an event celebrating three seniors who signed on to play in college. Skylar Stanley, Trevor Moore and Bailey Neal all signed letters of intent for Texas schools. Stanley, the first senior honored Monday morning, has been a member of Sulphur Bluff varsity volleyball for three years. Coach Lacie Jessup, her coach for those three years on varsity, said Stanley has an incredible work ethic....
Softball Uses Big 5th Inning to Win Game 1 of Bi-District, 3-0
Lady Cats softball capitalized on a few timely hits to win game one of the Bi-District series with Whitehouse, 3-0. Coach David Carrillo’s team scored three runs off four hits in the 5th inning. Parris Pickett led off the bottom frame of the inning with a single. Followed immediately by a single from Kinz Smallwood, and an error allowing Nicole Higgins to reach base, and Sulphur Springs loaded the bases with no outs. C Anahi...
Sulphur Springs Man, Woman Jailed On Felony Warrants
A Sulphur Springs man and woman were jailed Tuesday on felony warrants, according to arrest reports. Christopher Scott Brown (HCSO jail photo) Christopher Scott Brown turned himself in to authorities at Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office at 11:30 a.m. April 26, 2022, on warrants. Deputy Aaron Chaney contacted the man and, after dispatchers confirmed he was indeed wanted for bond revocation on two charges, placed the 43-year-old...
